hmm, so they're bad bugs.I found a ladybug eating the 'grey aphids' on my bak choi, and these black bugs were nothing like those aphids. I haven't seen them do any damage other than just sitting on the underside of the leaves, so wasn't sure if they were bad or good.

hmm, so they're bad bugs.I found a ladybug eating the 'grey aphids' on my bak choi, and these black bugs were nothing like those aphids. I haven't seen them do any damage other than just sitting on the underside of the leaves, so wasn't sure if they were bad or good.

I often wonder... are they different aphids, or do they just look different from eating different plants. I say this because the aphids on one type of plant always come back as the same color. It could just be that that particular type prefers a specific plant. It still makes me wonder though.

I think it's just a food preference but --- you could try taking a few and putting them on the other plant to see how they turn out. You'd need little tags to make certain they weren't replaced by something else - maybe a paint dot. They'd probably loose any markings as they grow though so you'd have to keep up. Might be a fun experiment.

You could irradiate them and track them that way but god knows what they'd grow into

I think it's just a food preference but --- you could try taking a few and putting them on the other plant to see how they turn out. You'd need little tags to make certain they weren't replaced by something else - maybe a paint dot. They'd probably loose any markings as they grow though so you'd have to keep up. Might be a fun experiment.

You could irradiate them and track them that way but god knows what they'd grow into

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